Bring Your Parent to Preschool

Once again my accounting career has been overlooked and Brady asked Daddy to come and talk to his class about being a detective. I really do not mind, because doesn't this look like more fun? :)

The Royal Family

We went to Medieval Times with the Hayden's last weekend. Brady was in awe of the sword fighting and jousting. So much that he didn't want to leave to go to the bathroom. Sydney enjoyed eating without utensils. Go Blue Knight!

Camping Lake Casitas January 2010

We went camping over a month ago and I am just getting around to getting some pictures up. Sydney was so happy to bring her friend Chaela. We were camping with fifteen other families and had a huge potluck one of the nights. We were really roughing it, watching all the football playoff games on the big screen TVs. We also brought Bailey this trip. I think she had fun on her first camping trip.

A Long Time Coming

Brady has been waiting a long, long time to finally be on a baseball team. Every year he has watched his sister play and his time has now come. He was so excited for opening day and his first game. Currently his favorite position is catcher. Here are some shots from his first Shetland game.

Sydney's Sleepover!

The sleepover was a success. There was a make your own english muffin pizza bar, make your own sundae bar, an Uno tournament, movies, snacks, no sleeping and hardly any drama. I wonder if this will ever happen again, though...

Thanks for coming to celebrate with us Sophia, Chaela, Sierra, Skylar, Mana, Cate, and Callie.

More Pics From November and December

Christmas morning.

Sydney and Chaela having tea at the American Girl Doll store in Hollywood. Most likely the place Sydney will have her birthday in a month.

Jodi and Ray's visit. Love this picture because it clearly demonstrates how tall my hubby is compared to my little friend.

Michigan/Ohio State Game with the Goslins' and Dellibovis'

Our favorite Irish Pub with Ray and Jodi. Were the Car Bomb all started.

WHAT A YEAR! (Good, Bad, and mostly quite ugly)

While we are coming to the last days of 2009, I am seeing I have not written or posted much to our blog in the last months. Probably due to taking on too much and being so very busy since October. I am happy to report that our family has had such a blessed year and we have been witness to many joys such as new pregnancies, new adoptions and new births. With the joys came a lot of sadness and heartache too. It has been an unusually unhappy year for many of my closest friends, and I am in constant prayer that 2010 will bring joy to everyone of you. Merry Christmas to all and a very Happy New Year!!!

Here are some random pics from the last couple months: Visit to Santa, Brady not singing in the Christmas show, Thanksgiving, Sydney's award at school and Halloween.

Halloween Has Begun

So we got a night out without the kids and went to Universal Halloween Horror Nights with the Crowders', Coopers', and Rodriguezs'. The haunted houses were creepy and I especially hated the dead carnie's. Dead clowns are spooky. Loved the War of the Worlds set we got to walk through.

FUN FUN NIGHT!

And Sydney, no you can not go next year... or the year after... or for several years after that, even though you are dying to go. Nick says you have to be at least 20. He is hoping he is not as scared next year. I got a little jumpy towards the end of the night, too, Nick.